Ruth J. Simmons

Background

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons has been President Emerita of Brown University since 2012 and previously served as its President from July 2001 to June 2012. Dr. Simmons was a Professor -Department of Comparative Literature and the Department of Africana Studies, Brown University from 2001 to 2014. Prior to joining Brown University, she was President of Smith College from 1995 to July 2001, where she started the first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college. She served as ... Chairwoman of Advisory Board For 10 000 Women Initiative at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., since February 2010. She served as Vice Provost of Princeton University from 1992 to 1995. Dr. Simmons served as Provost of Spelman College from 1990 to 1991. She held various positions of increasing responsibility until becoming Associate Dean of the Faculty, Princeton University from 1983 to 1989 (and again from 1991 to 1995); Assistant Dean and then Associate Dean, University of Southern California from 1979 to 1983; Assistant Dean - College of Liberal Arts; Assistant Professor of French, University of New Orleans since 1975; Acting Director of International Programs, California State University - Northridge since 1977; Admissions Officer, Radcliffe College since 1970; Instructor in French, George Washington University since 1968 and Interpreter - Language Services Division, U.S. Department of State since 1968. She has been a Director at Mondelez International, Inc., since October 2012 and Chrysler Group LLC since June 10, 2012. She has been Non-Executive Director of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. since October 12, 2014. She has been an Independent Director of Texas Instruments Inc. since 1999. She serves as a Trustee of Carnegie Corp. of New York. Dr. Simmons serves as a Member of The Council at National Museum of African American History and Culture. She served as a Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from January 2000 to May 07, 2010. She served as Director of Pfizer Inc. from January 1997 to April 27, 2006. She served as Director of MetLife, Inc. She serves as a Trustee at Howard University. She serves on the Board of Princeton University. She served as a Trustee of Brown University. She is the Fellow Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Dillard University in New Orleans (1967), and received her Ph.D. in Romance languages and literatures from Harvard University (1973).

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